February 22, 1942 — Sunday
We arrived in Iloilo 7 a.m. Had breakfast in the house of Colonel Powell. I went with Quimbo to his house to take a bath… Read More »February 22, 1942 — Sunday
We arrived in Iloilo 7 a.m. Had breakfast in the house of Colonel Powell. I went with Quimbo to his house to take a bath… Read More »February 22, 1942 — Sunday
I awoke at 5 a.m. I had 4 hours of fairly good rest although I woke up several times because my hip bones were protesting… Read More »February 21, 1942 – Saturday
I was informed this morning that the Don Esteban cleared the mine zone at 2:30 a.m. The President informed me that we would leave the… Read More »February 20, 1942 – Friday
I spoke with the President and asked him for permissions to go to Bataan. At 1 p.m. Major Velasquez and I, on the launch of… Read More »February 19, 1942 – Thursday
General MacArthur reported that all was O.K. The submarine would be arriving Thursday. The Japanese are still shelling us but they hit the water. We… Read More »February 16, 1942 – Monday
Attended mass at 6:30 a.m. At 9 a.m. the President called a meeting of his war cabinet. The matter of our possible exit from the… Read More »February 15, 1942 – Sunday
6:30 a.m. left Corregidor for Bataan on a Q boat. The sea was very rough and it could not make any speed. I arrived at… Read More »February 14, 1942 – Saturday
Nothing unusual. I took my tetanus injection, first dose, and ordered my dog tags prepared, to be ready for duty on the front.